St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-13
As a Preliminary All the Di-
plomats Try to Coneiliate
the British.
The Crown Prince of Germany
Liable to Be Hacked Up
By the Doctors,
Who Now Admit That He Can
not Live Very Long
Anyway.
BY Cable to the Globe.

BY Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Nov. IA glance at the
telegraphs of this week shows that the
problems which occupy the statesmen
of Europe are the same to-day as they
have been for many months. In France
the stability of the government, and,
perhaps, of the constitution, is in QueS-
ton. In the East it is doubtful whether
The threatened storm has blown over.
IN Germany the ill-health of the EN-
perOr, the empress and the crown prince
causes the greatest anxiety. The death
of the emperor and the crown prince,
and both seem to be nearing their
end, would be a great loss to
the German army, as it would leave
them without a rallying figure in the
event of war. Both are idols of the
army, and with either of them at its
head, Germany would have little to
lear. Nothing comes out more clear
from what is known of
TIE DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY
of the last twelve months than the
change which has taken place in the
relation of most of the powers to Great
Britain. Every power just now appears
anxious to be on good terms with Eng
land. No one who is acquainted with
the ways of diplomacy will believe that
this change of front on the part of the
powers is accidental, or that it is the
explanation is as simple as
the state of things it reveals
is significant. The powers have been
measuring each others strength with a
yiewto possible troubles. The groups
into which they fall are so nearly bal
anced that both sides look around for an
additional weight i'm their own scale and
il has become evident to both that Eng
land, in spite of the weak points in her
military organization, is able to make
the beam point in whichever direction
she may take. All the powers, of
course, profess to be anxious, above all
Things. for peace, but whether they will
ieswilling to avoid courses that must
sievitably lead to breach of the
peace depends to some extent on their
Britain will be. 1t is as true now as
when Lord Derby said it, that the great
e of British interests is peace, and the
doctrine is one which commands the
assent Of all parties in the country.
There is not, however, entire unaninity
ytith regard to the policy which will best
cOnduce to
-. THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE
ihREurOpe, but opinion is more and more
tending to recognize that the central
powers have no aggressive aims, and that
English sympathy and English interests
alike dictate policy of friendship and
support to Germany. Austria and Italy.
Phe relations of the powers to Great
Britain furnish the clearest evidence
that the peace of Europe at present
,,frStc nr, M coIiJ foundation Tho on
prehenSionS which too clearly underlie
the pacific utterances of statesmen in
dicate that a conflict, in which several
of the great powers will be involved, is
regarded as almost inevitable. A future
historian, freed from the feelings with
out which contemporary cannot re-
gard the armed truce that now exists,
Will no doubt be able to show that
this age of militarism was
necessity in the growth of the
European community. and to point to
some underlying cause of unrest in the
organization of the commonwealth of
civilized nations. If any statesman,
however, could anticipate the historian
and could now clearly show to the world
the nature of the forces that make dis
turbances seem inevitable, he might, by
the disclosure. contribute to avert the
danger, and thus do more than any
soldier or diplomatiSt to earn the lasting
gratitude of mankind.
In spite of the damning evidence
hourly accommodating against NJ. Daniel
Wilson, the versatile sOn-in-law of Papa
Grevy, that worthy has expressed his
determination to
FIGHT Ills ACCUSERS
to the bitter end, for, as he alleges,
family reasons. 1t is now said that he
denies having confessed that he altered
the dates of some of his letters and 9th
erwise changed them, but his denials
will have little weight against the pub
lie conviction that both motive and Op-
pOrtunity being present, he was quite
eTen worse. Wilson is rich and has the
ear of all the judges of Paris courts,
and on these two advantages he builds
his hopes of success in battling his enc
mics and making it appear to the world
that he is the victim of the jealousy of
political opponents. His main reliance,
however, is centered on plan
Of. persistent opposition to each
ami every point raised against |
him. Nevertheless, wisconsin
which has become the accepted French |
term for mendacity, is turning the |
TO believe anything that may be told |
likely that the bold and accomplished |
liar may triumph as that the treacher- |
Gus scamp may be punished. The let |
tiers and documents which Wilson is |
accused of having tampered with are |
said to have been altered while in the |
hands of the court. The court itself has
an unsavory smell in the nOstrilS of |
men who know its vulnerability. and to
its depraved condition alone is due the
temporary liberty of Gen. Cab
barrel. Nine. LimaZin, and NJ. LOr-
entZ. Nine. LOrentZ died Friday |
evening of starvation. Her husband
abandoned her some time ago and she
has since been compelled to SubSiSt on
the charity of whOmsOever she could
persuade to keep her. She breathed
her last in sQualid room in the Avenue
hes Torres. Nine. LenOZens' husband
had fled to Belgium. The daily News
scouts at the idea of President Grevy
and declares that France only
began to be truly republic, when it
accepted his guidance. 1t would be
A CHEAT CALAMITY
not only. to France, but to Europe,
should that guidance be withdrawn,
says the News, and we fervently
hope that Mr.. Grevy will not permit
caprice to prevail against his patriotism
1t tranSpires that Crown Prince Fred
erick William has for long time suS-
pected the nature of his malady, and is
reported to have said when informed
that he was afflicted with cancer, IL
thought it was somethidg of that sort"
In a letter written to his mother a few
days aye the Crown Prince appealed to
her 10 pay no attention to newspaper !